On Sun, 21 Mar 2004, Tom Magic Feet wrote: > Simon Price and Kitty Empire) repeating the > tired old cliche that - to quote Empire by way of example - 'Kraftwerk's > austere music has brought them misguided accusations of being fascists'.
And neither am I, nor are you ... but Stockhausen has said that he dislikes all music with a steady beat because it reminds him of the martial drumbeat of fascism. Repetetive beats are powerful (duh?) and in the right context can unite and synchronize a crowd. It's all in whether you use that power for good or evil; just as skillful oratory has the power to persuade.
